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Abstract

In this Article, Professor Brown examines the issues that federal prosecutions of state and local officials pose. The analysis focuses on prosecutions under the mail fraud statute and considers the general debate over the proper scope of federal criminal law. Professor Brodin addresses the question of whether a re-examination of mail fraud would focus on constitutional or statutory issues and by utilizing the Supreme Court case United States v. Lopez examines the question of internal limits on the mail fraud statute.

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  • Subject
    • Courts

    • Criminal Law

    • Judges

    • Law and Economics

    • Law and Society

  • Journal title
    • Cornell Law Review

  • Volume
    • 82

  • Pagination
    • 225-300

  • Date submitted

    7 September 2022

  • Keywords